MANILA, Philippines — Industrial design student Ronan Villanueva did not need to go far to find inspiration for a product in his design class. Tasked to make a plate that exhibits an artifact from the ...

BELIEVE it or not, the typical low-tech “bahay kubo” built by the Filipinos’ ancestors centuries ago can be considered the first “green building,” which is fast-becoming the trend in the so-called ...

Italy and the Philippines have a long, shared history together. Filipinos comprise the sixth largest foreign population group in Italy, and the second largest group of Asians. Italy is also the second ...

Here is the inspiration for this week’s column. My father, Boom Boncan, showed me this modern bamboo model house in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, inspired by the bahay-kubo. It is for the Palawan Council ...

THE third episode of "Alagang Wilcon," titled "Champions of Filipino Architecture and Design," takes viewers through the inspiring journeys of three prominent architects and designers: Arlen De Guzman ...

Ancestral architecture spans a long history and is unique throughout the world. Each structure has its own stories. Here in the Philippines, we have our fair share of them, from buildings made of ...